Jackie Speier

Karen Lorraine Jacqueline "Jackie" Speier (14 May 1950-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-CA 12) from 8 April 2008 to 3 January 2013, succeeding Tom Lantos and preceding Nancy Pelosi, and from CA 14 from 3 January 2013, succeeding Anna Eshoo.

Biography
Jackie Speier was born in San Francisco, California on 14 May 1950, and she served as a congressional staffer for Leo Ryan, accompanying him on his ill-fated investigative trip to Jonestown, Guyana, during which she was wounded by the cultists. In 1980, she was elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, and she served in the State Assembly from 1986 to 1996, in the State Senate from 1998 to 2006, and in the US House of Representatives from 2008. She supported staunchly liberal policies.